I have worn those glasses since...let's see*...before Noah was born. That means they have survived years of not only my own idiocracy, but also the infancies and toddlerhoods of two grabby, destructive children.

*IT'S A VISION PUN DO U GEDDIT

OHS HAI.

Child number three, alas. It was just too much to ask for a simple pair of reading glasses. Especially if said reading glasses were stupidly left out on the coffee table, in plain sight and easy reach of said child.

Honestly, I'm such a rookie sometimes. WHATZ THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN?

To be fair, though, I've been whining fairly regularly about my aging eyesight over the past year, getting headaches, squinting a lot more at screens and pages, and ever-so-casually bumping up the font size because technology, whippersnappers, my lawn and reasons. I knew it was time to get another eye exam and a new prescription, but I just didn't, thanks to my trusty ol' pair of specs being handy and pretty much close to good enough.

So in a way, I did you a favor. Ur welcomes.

But even after Ike snapped my glasses in two, I still wishy-washied around about it. I don't like shopping for glasses. It stresses me out, trying on frame after frame, since I don't ever really know what looks good on me but always feel like it's never the stylish frames, but rather the old-lady styles that I am not cool enough to pull off ironically. Also, I was a blonde the last time I shopped for frames. Also also, my right ear is ever so slightly higher than my left. Which means an ill-fitting frame can give the impression that my entire face is kind of...slanting down to the left.

(Maybe because it is? Oh, God.)

ANYWAY. About two days after the great Glasses Snappening, I was approached about possibly doing a sponsored post for Rivet & Sway. Which is a website that sells really awesome high-end frames, and offers the services of a personal stylist (Ritzy. HI RITZY.) to help you pick out a selection of frames to try on at home. THAT'S WHAT WE CALL TIMING. I answered a couple questions, uploaded a head shot and within a few hours I got an email with a few different recommendations to choose from.

One of which looked EXACTLY like the frames I would immediately gravitate to in any store in the world. They're a more up-to-date and flattering version of my old specs. Classic tortoise with flecks of blue.

For the third pair, I picked...well, not really something wildly oddball, but different from any glasses I've worn in the past. Metal instead of plastic, a bit wider, and in a copper color that manages to match my hair perfectly in some lights, while looking completely different in others. (Thus making them the hardest to photograph. I don't think I'm doing them justice here!)

THOTS????

Okay, so I do seekritly (or maybe not-so-seekritly) have a favorite pair, but where is the fun in that? Let's crowd-source this sucker. Which specs get your vote?

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Ooh, I like them all. I love the first ones and the third ones best, but they all look great on you. (Probly because you so pretty.) The third are like mine except mine are PURPLE, which was a bit of a crazy thing but I decided to embrace my inner sexy librarian and I really love them. So there, I'm almost no help at all.

THIRD.
I have a bit of an irrational prejudice against tortoiseshell glasses, at least if they're not in a particularly vintage style. Always makes me think of those tortoiseshell frames with "funky" pink/purple highlights that they try to flog to middle schoolers.

I like the third pair best. To me, they're all similar enough that you couldn't go wrong with any of them.

If they're just readers (which in my experience aren't nearly as expensive as regular "transitionals"), why not have several? That's what I do -- one for the purse, one for my desk, one for the coffee table. That way, I always have them with me whether at work, at home, or at a restaurant trying to read a menu.

The first pair looks good, but the other two are bold, in a FUN way. I like both of them - because I'm a multi-glasses kind of girl. I have a pair like the metal ones that look good with just about anything and make me look smart (same effect for you!) and then a pair like the second ones that are for the days when I want to go a little bolder, funner, put myself out there more. If you're not feeling that brave, get #3. Or... get BOTH!

Hi, licensed optician here (so you know I have certain biases.) (just getting that out of the way fast). Having tried to take pics of myself to show off new frames, I will say, the pics *never* look the same as in person. The frame sizing always looks...off. An online "stylist" (which is essentially what all of us are being right now) is not going to have the same perspective as someone in person. Also, it is hard to see in the pictures, but it looks like #2 doesn't have the best bridge fit. Its riding up in the second shot. Also? yawn. Anyone can "style" you in a pair of tortoise frames. It's like styling someone in a white shirt. I like the third frame slightly more because flat metals are interesting, but my favorite choice of the three would be the first. It appears to have the best fit, and the flecks of blue are interesting. If you were to visit me in person, I'd probably have you try on a wider range of looks. Also, I am sorry that trying on frames stresses you out. It's one of those things that I never understand. You don't even need to go in a dressing room. And if you don't trust the person helping you, then they are not doing a good enough job. I always tell my patients that I won't let them leave looking foolish, because THEY are my walking billboards! I have nothing to gain (longterm) by making you look like a jackass. I could go on, but I think I left the iron on...

I like #1 or #2,the second pair is a little "edgier" if you want something different. But remember you'll probably have them for a long time again, so pick something you think will last with your style that you won't be sick of in 2 years. I think #1 is my favorite.

I like #3 best, but I think by your expressions that your fave is #1, no? I too am about to begin the great frames hunt. My husband asked if I wanted to go with him and the 6 year old girl child and shop for frames....no thank you! That is a 'by yourself' activity for sure! Anyhoo, when I was 5 ish (been wearing them since 9 months old! - bet my mom had fun!), my younger sister took my one day old pair and completely snapped them in the middle. So I feel your pain. If you want my criteria, it's: nosepads are a must (otherwise cheek half moons occur!), glass always, never plastic for the lenses themselves. And NO coatings! Just my two cents....Good Luck!

I think #3 suits you best (because I obvi know all about you because a read your blog, hehe), but I want you to live #1 so we can be glasses twins! They all look fab but #2 is my least fave... I think they look more actual nerd than sexy librarian chic (also haha).

#3! They're funky but still practical and neutral enough to wear with pretty much anything. I really don't like the first pair :( But I think the tortoiseshell look is very "grandma" in general, personally, so I was never going to vote for #1.

Am but a young thing though, so I'm not the most schooled in what glasses are the most comfy or hardwearing or anything, having really not had many!

#1 are very pretty and the most flattering on you. #2 is too dark and heavy for your coloring and delicate features. #3 is 2nd choice, but they seem a bit wide for the shape of our face. #1 is sexy, smart with a modern twist.

This redhead votes for the copper frames, hands down. Trying on frames can be nervewracking because they are on your face, and you wear them all the time and what if you're in a very serious or a funkyflirty mood that day and you end up with the completely wrong pair of glasses? It totally happens!
Seriously. Copper copper copper.

First pair. The second pair are okay; but I'm just not a fan of dark glasses on lighter folks. The third pair looks like the glasses the old ladies in my office get to try to look hip but it just makes them look older... so... no.

#2! I always want to buy the hip style too but I chicken out before pulling the trigger...I can live vicariously through you. Plus, they do look really good on you. Also, if you are anything like me, metal is not a good thing. They get bent and they never go back to the original shape. If you don't want to shop for glasses again soon, I'd go for durability.

First pair! Although I like those because I'm in the opposite situation as you - I've had metal frames for ages and the plastic ones feel more modern to me, since I'm branching out that way myself this time. Loved them!